Suspect takes Calgary police on wild ride smashing parked cars, knocking out power
Officer injured slipping on ice, 255 homes briefly without power
Multiple cars were damaged and an Enmax electrical box was taken out early Friday morning as Calgary police responded to a 911 call reporting a stolen vehicle, police told CBC News.
Police responded to the 300 block ofSavanna Park N.E. at 4 a.m.
"Upon arrival police witnessed the stolen vehicle fleeing the area. The vehicle hit multiple parked cars and collided with an electric box causing residents in the area to lose power," police said.
Enmax said255 of its customers in Saddle Ridge experienced a power disruption. Power was restored to all but 10 homes by about5:30 a.m. with the remainingbeing restored around noon.
The suspect fled on foot, but was located andtaken into custody a short time later.
Police said one officer was injured slipping on ice.
With files from Karina Zapata